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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Because it’s the ultimate food hack: store-bought gow gee dumpling wrappers magically transformed into chewy, hand-pulled noodles. Toss them with a glossy chilli oil drizzle, add quick stir-fried Sichuan-spiced pork, and finish with cool cucumber. It’s fast, fiery and guaranteed to wow.

What are dumpling wrapper noodles?

They’re exactly what they sound like: dumpling wrappers turned into noodles. A quick zap in the microwave makes the wrappers stretchy enough to pull into wide noodle strands. The texture is surprisingly close to hand-pulled biang biang noodles but without the hours of kneading and slapping dough around your kitchen.

Note: Microwave the gow gee wrappers in two batches. Place half on a microwave-safe plate, cover with a damp paper towel, and heat for about 20 seconds until warm and pliable. Stretch into noodles, then repeat with the second half.

What’s the deal with Xi’an-style pork?

Xi’an cuisine from China’s Shaanxi province is known for its love of spice, garlic, vinegar and those iconic wide noodles. Here, instead of a long braise, we do a quick stir-fry with minced pork, chilli bean paste (doubanjiang), soy sauce and ground Sichuan pepper. The result is a fiery topping that comes together in minutes.

What is Doubanjiang?

Doubanjiang is a Sichuan chilli bean paste made from fermented broad beans and chillies. It’s salty, spicy, umami-rich and instantly brings depth to stir-fries and braises.

Substitutes:

• Gochujang (Korean chilli paste): Sweeter, rounder heat, great if you want a twist.
• Miso + chilli flakes: A good swap if you want something closer to doubanjiang’s savoury funk.

Special Ingredient Notes

• Gow gee dumpling wrappers: Fridge-section staple at Asian grocers.
• Doubanjiang: The backbone of this recipe.
• Sichuan peppercorns: Toast and grind fresh for their signature numbing hit.
• Chilli oil: Added at the end for that glossy red finish.
• Cucumber: Balances all the spice with cool crunch.

Steps

Place half the dumpling wrappers into a microwave. Microwave for 20 seconds until warm and pliable. Working quickly, stretch each wrapper into a long noodle strand. Repeat with the second half of the wrappers.

Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add the pork mince and stir-fry, breaking it up with a spatula, until starting to brown. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in the doubanjiang (or substitute), soy sauce, black vinegar, sugar and Sichuan pepper. Toss until everything is glossy and fragrant. Remove from the heat and keep warm.

Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Drop in the pulled dumpling wrapper noodles and cook for 1-2 minutes until just tender but still chewy. Drain well and divide among serving bowls.

Top the noodles with the pork mixture. Add cucumber on the side, sprinkle with sesame seeds and fresh coriander. Drizzle generously with chilli oil. Stir while the noodles are still warm so everything is coated in chilli oil and pork. Eat immediately.

Marion’s Kitchen Tip

Microwave the wrappers in two batches so they stay pliable and easier to stretch. If some tears, no stress. The odd shapes cook beautifully and still soak up all the sauce.

SERVES

2